CVE-2022-31697

The vCenter Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability due to the logging of credentials in plaintext. A malicious actor with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.5 Medium

Status

Modified - security@vmware.com

Published

2022-12-13

Last modified

2025-04-22

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Affected products

• Cloud Foundation (Vmware)
• Vcenter Server (Vmware)

References

• https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0030.html